NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

June 24, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURE

METAIRIE ROAD AT ATHERTON DRIVE

JEFFERSON, LA JEFFERSON, LA – Starting at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, June 25, 2020, there will be a complete closure of both lanes of Metairie Rd. at Atherton Dr.

Motorists traveling eastbound on Metairie Rd. will be detoured around the closure using Helios Ave. to Codifer Blvd. to Beverly Garden Dr. and back to Metairie Rd.

Motorists traveling westbound on Metairie Rd. will be detoured around the closure using Beverly Garden Dr. to Codifer Blvd. to Bonnabel Blvd. and back to Metairie Rd.

The closure is necessary to repair the roadway due to a drain line failure. RAM-J is performing the work at an estimated cost of $12,000. The roadway will be closed until repairs are made and should be completed by 6:00 p.m., June 25, 2020, weather permitting.

For more information, please contact Brook Burmaster, Director of the Jefferson Parish Streets Department, at 349-5800.

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net. Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@JeffParishGov) or by texting JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777.

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Jefferson Parish Public Information Office 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 1002 Jefferson, LA 70123

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Gretchen Hirt Gendron, PIO Office: 504-736-6410